Observations: * Bra straps show regularly, under shirts translucent as white wine. * This is HIGH FASHION, people. Every big name, in a big store, with beautiful people sitting on marble and glass benches. * The bells from the duomo (the huge, main cathedral in the center of Firenze) begin ringing at 7am. A beautiful way to awaken. * Women never wear shorts. Older women wear dresses and tasteful, often large, jewelry. In general, there are many great looking people here. Beautiful skin and large features, even with no make-up. * I passed a street yesterday where I heard a woman practicing operatic pieces, somewhere few stories up, with open windows. It sounded like she may have been having difficulty with one particular note, as she sung and resung the phrase several times. Some sharps and
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